There have been many new MPs - young and old, but Tharoor has broken moulds like never before. Tharoor has one advantage for him that is he does not have a lineage. In India, lineage is a deal breaker. So many new MPs have preceded Tharoor, but either they are too old to think differently or they are offsprings of politicians (who get in because of their lineage) and are too "tutored" to think differently.
Tharoor also has international exposure, and from his actions seems to be quite tech savvy.
I would like to believe that in the future more MPs will act like Tharoor, not just in his communication channels, but in other ways that MPs act. Probably because of his background, Tharoor seems to have an air of honesty and decency and it is impossible to picture him at the center of some misadventure that is routinely attributed to many MPs - corruption, sycophancy, etc. Lineage plays a strong role in breeding sycophancy, where a mob mentality overcomes individual capability to think.
We need more MPs like Tharoor if we are to change the way we serve our citizens. And for that it is finally the electorate that has to think differently. Rather than blindly vote for a party, vote for a person. That simple change will ensure that only the worthy get in.
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